tabbed by: kazearaneta@yahoo.com


This is Dave's (lead) part from "Broken China", a b-side from their upcoming album Omni. 
Personally, for me, it's one of the best b-sides I'll ever hear.


INTRO: crazy ass pitch shifting (from a Pitch Pirate)

Tap the fifth fret with your left hand

e-----------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------|
D----t16t16--t18--------------------|
A-------------------t16---t18-------|
E--t5------t5----t5----t5----t5-t16-|

e-----------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------|
D----t16t16--t18--------------------|
A-------------------t16---t18---t18-|
E--t5------t5-----t5---t5----t5-----|

e-----------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------|
D----t16t16--t18--------------------|
A-------------------t16---t18-------|
E--t5------t5----t5----t5----t5-t16-|

e--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------|
E-t5--t14--t5--t11--t9--t5--t7--t5--t6-|

VERSE

"Our last kiss..."
e-------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------t18-|
G----t16t16--t18---t16t16--t18--------|
D-------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------|
E--t5------t5-----t5-----t5----t5-----|

e---------------------------------t18-|
B-------------------------------------|
G----t16t16--t18---t16t16--t18--------|
D-------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------|
E--t5------t5-----t5-----t5----t5-----|

e-------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------t18-|
G----t16t16--t18---t16t16--t18--------|
D-------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------|
E--t5------t5-----t5-----t5----t5-----|

e--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------|
E-t5--t14--t5--t11--t9--t5--t7--t5--t6-|


"No broken china..."
e-----------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------|
D----t16t16--t18--------------------|
A-------------------t16---t18-------|
E--t5------t5----t5----t5----t5-t16-|

e-----------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------|
D----t16t16--t18--------------------|
A-------------------t16---t18---t18-|
E--t5------t5-----t5---t5----t5-----|

e-----------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------|
D----t16t16--t18--------------------|
A-------------------t16---t18-------|
E--t5------t5----t5----t5----t5-t16-|

e--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------|
E-t5--t14--t5--t11--t9--t5--t7--t5--t6-|


"You're simply leaving me..."
e-------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------t18-|
G----t16t16--t18---t16t16--t18--------|
D-------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------|
E--t5------t5-----t5-----t5----t5-----|

e---------------------------------t18-|
B-------------------------------------|
G----t16t16--t18---t16t16--t18--------|
D-------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------|
E--t5------t5-----t5-----t5----t5-----|

e-------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------t18-|
G----t16t16--t18---t16t16--t18--------|
D-------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------|
E--t5------t5-----t5-----t5----t5-----|

e--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------|
E-t5--t14--t5--t11--t9--t5--t7--t5--t6-|


CHORUS- tap & bend notes w/ right hand

"Pull out your magic ride..."
e------------------------------------t18-|
B---------------------------------t19----|
G----------------------b16-t16s18--------|
D------b16-----b18-----------------------|
A----------------------------------------|
E--t5------t5------t5--------------------|

e------------------------------------t18-|
B---------------------------------t19----|
G----------------------b16-t16s18--------|
D------b16-----b18-----------------------|
A----------------------------------------|
E--t5------t5------t5--------------------|

VERSE 2x

just before the chorus, play this:

e-----------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------|
D----t16t16--t18--------------------|
A-------------------t16---t18-------|
E--t5------t5----t5----t5----t5-t16-|

e--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------|
E-t5--t14--t5--t11--t9--t5--t7--t5--t6-|

CHORUS

(there's a bit of crazy pitch-shifting again just before the solo)

SOLO

e--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|
G-/16-16-16-13-13-13-11-11-11----------|
D------------------------------13-13-13|
A--------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------|

riff cont.
e--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------|
D-11-11-11-----------------------------|
A----------14-14-14-11-11-11-----------|
E----------------------------14-14-14\-|

repeat, then:

e--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|
G-------------------3------3-x-3-------|
D--------------------------------------|
A---------2-5-2-5-2--------------------|
E-3-5-3-5--------------3-5-------------|

e--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|
G-------------------3------3-x-3-------|
D--------------------------------------|
A---------2-5-2-5-2--------------------|
E-3-5-3-5--------------3-5-------------|

e--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|
G-------------------3------3-x-3-------|
D--------------------------------------|
A---------2-5-2-5-2--------------------|
E-3-5-3-5--------------3-5-------------|

e--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|
G-------------------3------3-x-3-------|
D--------------------------------------|
A---------2-5-2-5-2--------------------|
E-3-5-3-5--------------3-5-------------|

then

e--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|
G-------------------3------3-x-3-------|
D--------------------------------------|
A---------2-5-2-5-2--------------------|
E-3-5-3-5--------------3-5-------------|

tremolo picked
e----------------------------|
B----------------------------|
G--/16-13-11-----------------|
D------------13-11-----------|
A-----------------14-11------|
E-----------------------14\--|

e--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|
G-------------------3------3-x-3-------|
D--------------------------------------|
A---------2-5-2-5-2--------------------|
E-3-5-3-5--------------3-5-------------|


e---------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------b14rb14rb14rb14--|
G-{/16-13h16-13h16}-11-16-11------------------|
D---------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------|
^everything in the bracket is tremolo picked

e--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|
G-------------------3------3-x-3-------|
D--------------------------------------|
A---------2-5-2-5-2--------------------|
E-3-5-3-5--------------3-5-------------|

e-------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------|
G-/tp16-tp13-13-16-13-16-13-16-13-16-13-16-13-16--|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------|

e--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|
G-------------------3------3-x-3-------|
D--------------------------------------|
A---------2-5-2-5-2--------------------|
E-3-5-3-5--------------3-5-------------|

tremolo picked
e----------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|
G--/16-13-11-----------------------|
D------------13-11h13p11-----------|
A------------------------14-11-----|
E------------------------------14--|

BREAK

e-------------------------|
B--------------11---------|
G-------------------------|
D-----------11------11----|
A-----11-14---------------|
E--14---------------------|

e------------------|
B------------------|
G------------------|
D-----------11-11--|
A-----11-14--------|
E--14--------------|

e-------------------------|
B--------------11---------|
G-------------------------|
D-----------11------11----|
A-----11-14---------------|
E--14---------------------|

e------------------|
B------------------|
G------------------|
D-----------11-11--|
A-----11-14--------|
E--14--------------|

once again,

e-----------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------|
D----t16t16--t18--------------------|
A-------------------t16---t18-------|
E--t5------t5----t5----t5----t5-t16-|

e-----------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------|
D----t16t16--t18--------------------|
A-------------------t16---t18---t18-|
E--t5------t5-----t5---t5----t5-----|

e-----------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------|
D----t16t16--t18--------------------|
A-------------------t16---t18-------|
E--t5------t5----t5----t5----t5-t16-|

then: (this is just before the chorus part)

e-----14-----11-----9------7-----6--|
B-----14-----11-----9------7-----6--|
G-----14-----11-----9------7-----6--|
D--x--16--x--13--x--11--x--9--x--7--|
A--x--16--x--13--x--11--x--9--x--7--|
E--x--14--x--11--x--9---x--7--x--6--|
   v  ^   v  ^   v  ^   v  ^  v  ^

^repeat


CHORUS

some crazy pitch shifting again, then this part:

e--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|
G-/16-16-16-13-13-13-11-11-11----------|
D------------------------------13-13-13|
A--------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------|\

riff cont.                                repeat
e--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|/
G--------------------------------------|
D-11-11-11-----------------------------|
A----------14-14-14-11-11-11-----------|
E----------------------------14-14-14--|

e--------------------------------------|
B--------------------14-14-14-16-16-16-|
G-/16-16-16-13-13-13-------------------|
D--------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------|

e--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------|
D-13-13-13-16-16-16-14-14-14-----------|
A----------------------------16-16-16--|
E--------------------------------------|

e--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------|
D----------------------------13-13-13--|
A----------14-14-14-16-16-16-----------|
E-16-16-16-----------------------------|

e-----------------------------------------------------------||
B-----------------------------------------------------------||
G----------13-13-13-16-16-16-tp16-tp18p-tp16-b18rb18rb18rb18||
D-16-16-16--------------------------------------------------||
A-----------------------------------------------------------||
E-----------------------------------------------------------||

more crazy effects at the end from the Pitch Pirate.
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